Virtual Audio Cable equivalent for OS X

Question

I have been astounded by the lack of programs for OS X that have similar functionality to Virtual Audio Cable. My goal is to "redirect" audio output to auto input.

I realize that OS X's and Windows' implementation of sound IO are fundamentally different, but I am willing to settle for something like only being able to redirect all system sound. Is this possible, or am I better off just virtualizing?

Solution

I believe pro audio apps use CoreAudio Audio Units or Steinberg Virtual Studio Technology (VST) plug-ins to do this (and more).

To do similar things with apps that don't have AU or VST support, see Rogue Amoeba's Loopback or Audio Hijack, or Ambrosia Software's WireTap Studio or WireTap Anywhere.

Comments

[DavidPostill]

Welcome to Super User! You are asking an off-topic question (software shopping). Questions seeking product, service, or learning material recommendations are off-topic. See On Topic. Try softwarerecs.stackexchange.com but please first read What is required for a question to contain "enough information".

[asd]

Ahh thank you, I was wondering if this would be off topic but my hurried mind felt that SU would be like a general version of SO and did not look into any specifics.

[asd]

Thank you very much! Loopback works perfectly and, for my uses, is superior in every way to Virtual Audio Cable.